Display rack



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DISPLAY RACK Filed Feb. 27, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l Invenior j fi/grewc e J ri 210004 A iiorney June 13, 1933. c. J. EASTWOOD DISPLAY RACK V Filed Feb. 27, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor [7310720 Jay/ 20404 q By A Home Patented June 13, 1933 UNITED STATES CLARENCE J. EASTWOOD, F FOREST GROVE, OREGON DISPLAY RACK Application filed February 27, 1932.

Serial No. 595,575.

This invention relates to a display rack edge of the member 8, and to one of the adwhich is mainly designed for supporting cigars in their boxes, the general object of the invention being to provide a rotary member having diagonally arranged box-supporting rack bars thereon for supporting the cigar boxes with a lamp connected to the upper end of the post about which the device rotates for illuminating the cigars as each pair of rack bars is brought under the lamp.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, il- 1 lustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is an elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a Vertical sectional view. Fig. 4 is a section on line 4470f Fig. 3. In these drawings, the numeral 1 indicates a base having an upstanding tubular part 2 at its center into which is threaded a tubu- 39 lar post 3, the upper end of which is bent into the form of a goose neck and to which is connected anelectric lamp and reflector shown generally at 4:. The conductor 5 for the lamp passes under the base and up through the post and is suitably connected to the lamp bulb or the socket therefor.

An octagon base 6 has a bushing 7at its center which is rotatably supported at the upper end of the tubular part 2 and around the bottom of the post and a substantially rectangular-shaped top member 8 is rotatably supported on the intermediate part of the post, these parts being provided with anti-friction means, as shown, and the memher 8 is of much smaller area than the member 6. Pairs of bars 9 have their upper ends connected to the member 8 and their lower ends to the member 6, these bars sloping downwardly and outward as shown, and each pair of bars is connected to one face or jacent edges of the member 6. The lower end of each bar is bent outwardly at right angles to the bar and then bent back upon it I self to provide a projection 10. and the ex 5 tremity of the bent part is extended and fastened to the member 6 as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The intermediate portions of the bars are looped upon themselves to provide the projections 11' and these projections 10 and 11 are so spaced as to receive cigar boxes A between them, the upper boxes resting upon the top projections as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Other boxes of cigars or cartons of cigarettes can be placed on the member 6 between the pairs of bars 9 and straight strips 12 are fastened to the member 6 and extend outwardly beyond the beveled corners thereof, so that the projecting ends of these strips form handles by which the device may be turned.

Thus I have provided simple means for displaying cigars in boxes, the cigars being wrapped in cellophane or the like so that they will not dry out, and by turning the device, the boxes on each pair of bars can be brought under the lamp so that the customer can readily see the kind of cigars he is buying.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the com bination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is A display rack of the class described comprising a base, a centrally arranged post on the base, upper and lower members rotatably arranged on the post, each member having a multiplicity of straight sides edge and the lower member being of greater area than the upper member, a pair of bars having their upper ends connected to each straight edge of the upper member, and their lower ends connecting to a corresponding edge of the lower member, each bar having closed loops formed thereon to provide outwardly extending projections, with the lower end loop having an extended portion which extends inwardly and has its terminal connected with the lower member.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARENCE J EASTWOOD. 

